On the Tiger's Back

7.2

105m

1961

T

Drama, Comedy

Giacinto Rossi, a poor driver up to his neck in debt, is imprisoned for simulated crime. He finds himself in a cell with Tagliabue, an unscrupulous murderer; Sorcio, an elderly thief; and Papaleo, an honor-obsessed intellectual who murdered his fiancée's lover. Giacinto is forced by the three men to make a daring escape from prison.

Starring

Nino Manfredi, Mario Adorf, Valeria Moriconi, Gian Maria Volonté, Raymond Bussières, Luciana Buzzanca, Ferruccio De Ceresa, Vincenzo Fortunati, Ferdinando Gerra, Franco Giacobini

Directed By

Luigi Comencini